Cost of living comparison
Turkmenistan is 3.3 times more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK97.62
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK90.51
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK23.31
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.40
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK25.18
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK121.02
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK134.88
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.94
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK50.36
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.94
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.93
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK30.19
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.99
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.79
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK19.14
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK139.65
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK813.48
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK328,661.04
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK232.01
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,755.92
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,289.81
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,127.27
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,858.12
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,549.06
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK373,546.90
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK32.48
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.97
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK70.58
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK747.95
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK81.35
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Zambia
|
Turkmenistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,173.65
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK826.83
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,395.58
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,806.40
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
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